Executive Assistant

Location: Remote (commutable to London and Reading)

Hours: 25 to 35 hours – flexible, worked over 5 days

Salary: £35k to £40k full-time equivalent (based on experience)

Employment status: Permanent

Closing date: Monday 13th July 2026

The role

We are looking for a highly organised, proactive, and confident Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is a key role at the heart of AbilityNet, helping to protect the CEO’s time, strengthen governance and performance oversight, and ensure that important priorities, communications, and stakeholder relationships are managed smoothly and effectively. You will be trusted to manage a complex diary, coordinate key communications, prepare briefing materials, support governance processes, and track actions across strategic projects. You will also work closely with the senior management team, trustees, partners, and stakeholders – so excellent judgement, discretion and relationship-building skills are essential.

• Managing the CEO’s diary and helping to prioritise time across internal leadership, governance, external commitments, and strategic planning
• Preparing agendas, briefing notes, research summaries, and follow-up actions so meetings are purposeful and decision ready
• Triage and prioritising communications, drafting high-quality responses and ensuring timely follow-up on urgent matters
• Coordinating trustee communications, board packs, governance timelines, action logs and related administrative processes
• Tracking strategic initiatives, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), project milestones and actions to support performance visibility and delivery
• Supporting stakeholder engagement, including preparation for external meetings, speaking engagements and partnership activity
• Managing expenses, travel arrangements, documentation, event logistics and other high-quality administrative support
• Providing scheduling support to Senior Management Team members and administrative support to the Chair and Deputy Chair of Trustees when required

About you

You will be someone who is calm under pressure, highly organised and able to work with autonomy. You will understand how to support a senior leader effectively, balancing responsiveness with the confidence to anticipate needs, manage priorities and protect focus time. We are looking for someone with:

• Experience supporting a CEO, senior leader, or executive team, ideally in a hybrid or remote working environment
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands effectively
• Excellent written communication skills, with confidence producing polished documents, briefings, and correspondence
• Strong judgement, discretion, and emotional intelligence, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels
• Confidence tracking actions, KPIs, project progress and follow-through across different teams
• An interest in charity governance, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly
• Confidence using digital tools, with curiosity about how technology, automation and AI can improve ways of working
• A collaborative, practical and proactive approach, with a commitment to AbilityNet’s mission and values

AbilityNet is a UK charity that helps disabled people and older people use technology to achieve their goals at home, at work and in education. We also work with organisations to make digital products and services more accessible and inclusive. This is an opportunity to play an important role in supporting the leadership of a mission-driven organisation, helping us work effectively, make good decisions, and deliver greater impact.

What we offer

• Pension scheme: We provide a workplace pension in line with UK legislation. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled within three months of joining.
• Annual leave: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, plus UK public holidays (calculated in hours, and pro‑rated for part‑time staff). Your entitlement increases by one day each year after five full years’ service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Life assurance: We offer life assurance cover valued at four times your annual salary.
• Wellbeing support: We care about your wellbeing and are committed to supporting a healthy work/life balance. We offer: Simplyhealth Optimise wellbeing plan. Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). A flexible approach to working arrangements that accommodates individual needs.
• Learning and development: We invest in our people. You’ll have access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your growth. We’re proud of our inclusive, supportive culture and are committed to helping you reach your full potential.

Our commitment to inclusion

AbilityNet is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We welcome applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and we are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Leader we are committed to inclusive recruitment practices. We actively encourage applications from disabled candidates and offer an interview to those who meet the essential requirements of the role. We want every candidate to have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, experience and potential in a fair, supportive and accessible process. If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. If you would like to discuss adjustments or have any questions about the process, please contact our Human Resources (HR) team at hr@abilitynet.org.uk or call us on +44 (0)118 228 0374 / 0379.